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- 1929 (Creation)
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1 folder, 1 small bag
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Born, 1905; educated, Welshpool county school, 1915-1922; read geography and anthropology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1922-1925; first post in geography at Queen's University, Belfast, 1928; Professor of Geography, Queen's University, Belfast, 1945-1968; first Director of the newly established Institute of Irish Studies, 1968; retired, 1970; Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, 1973; died, 1989.
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GB 0402 EEE 1929 Collection level 1 folder, 1 small bag Evans , Emyr Estyn , 1905-1989 , Professor of Geography
Born, 1905; educated, Welshpool county school, 1915-1922; read geography and anthropology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1922-1925; first post in geography at Queen's University, Belfast, 1928; Professor of Geography, Queen's University, Belfast, 1945-1968; first Director of the newly established Institute of Irish Studies, 1968; retired, 1970; Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, 1973; died, 1989.
Presented by author in 1984.
Papers of Prof E E Evans, 1929, including a notebook entitled 'Africa', 1929, containing sketches and notes from a British Association visit to South Africa including on board the chartered ship LLANDOVERY CASTLE and sketches of sectional presidents and other personalities and journal of same visit, Jul-Aug 1929, to South Africa, Rhodesia, Kenya, Zanzibar and east coast voyage to Aden.
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Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
English
Mostly hand-written with some print and typed material
The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Presented by author in 1984.
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Papers of Prof E E Evans, 1929, including a notebook entitled 'Africa', 1929, containing sketches and notes from a British Association visit to South Africa including on board the chartered ship LLANDOVERY CASTLE and sketches of sectional presidents and other personalities and journal of same visit, Jul-Aug 1929, to South Africa, Rhodesia, Kenya, Zanzibar and east coast voyage to Aden.
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Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Conditions governing reproduction
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English